European Union
Text-Book Chapter 1 notes:
EU integration process initiated in 1950s; consequence of founding member states during aftermath of WWII.
- > Member-states want peace economic stability+ security
CRITICISMS= failed to deliver economic growth+ global competition
- highly institutionalized=qualified majority voting consensus, overseen by a bureaucracy, elected co-legislative, judicial system
-EU also about welfare-related issues; welfare state European construct
DEF.->EU family of liberal-democratic countries, acting collectively through an institutionalized system of decision-making.
> Joining members agree to EU treaties, legislation, norms, shared values(democracy/human rights etc.)
> 28 member states, + 500 million people
> Hybrid international organization+ state
- EU institutions=
> The commission, Parliament, Council, Courts, European Council(defines general political direction+priorities/own president), European Central Bank
Criteria to join the EU=
>European State
>Democratic
> Working market economies
>Take on EU treaties, legislation, norms
^---Decided in 1993 in Copenhagen, European Council “Copenhagen Criteria”
Joiners see EU has anchor supporting
Political+ economic transitions; gateway to belong to Europe
-EU has own budget, “ EU budget”, cannot tax citizens directly. Receives money from customs duties, contributions at border, national contributions(1% gross national product)
-> budget negotiated for =total economic activity months or years for multi-annual periods
-> most important function is making + management of European policies
Five modes of European Decision making=
1. Community method=involves a commission legislative initiative being agreed by the council+ European parliament
2. EU regulatory mode
3. EU distributional mode
4. Policy coordination mode
5. Intensive trans-governmentalism
-> policy emerges as interaction between groups i.e.=
^--European commission/Parliament/Council
^--Legislation mode using “ Ordinary Legislative Procedure”
EU integration process initiated in 1950s; consequence of founding member states during aftermath of WWII.
- > Member-states want peace economic stability+ security
CRITICISMS= failed to deliver economic growth+ global competition
- highly institutionalized=qualified majority voting consensus, overseen by a bureaucracy, elected co-legislative, judicial system
-EU also about welfare-related issues; welfare state European construct
DEF.->EU family of liberal-democratic countries, acting collectively through an institutionalized system of decision-making.
> Joining members agree to EU treaties, legislation, norms, shared values(democracy/human rights etc.)
> 28 member states, + 500 million people
> Hybrid international organization+ state
- EU institutions=
> The commission, Parliament, Council, Courts, European Council(defines general political direction+priorities/own president), European Central Bank
Criteria to join the EU=
>European State
>Democratic
> Working market economies
>Take on EU treaties, legislation, norms
^---Decided in 1993 in Copenhagen, European Council “Copenhagen Criteria”
Joiners see EU has anchor supporting
Political+ economic transitions; gateway to belong to Europe
-EU has own budget, “ EU budget”, cannot tax citizens directly. Receives money from customs duties, contributions at border, national contributions(1% gross national product)
-> budget negotiated for =total economic activity months or years for multi-annual periods
-> most important function is making + management of European policies
Five modes of European Decision making=
1. Community method=involves a commission legislative initiative being agreed by the council+ European parliament
2. EU regulatory mode
3. EU distributional mode
4. Policy coordination mode
5. Intensive trans-governmentalism
-> policy emerges as interaction between groups i.e.=
^--European commission/Parliament/Council
^--Legislation mode using “ Ordinary Legislative Procedure”